Until now, state fish and wildlife
agencies have tried to conserve hundreds of species of fish and wildlife
on shoestring budgets. While game species’ conservation has fared well,
thanks to the sales of hunting and fishing licenses and user fees on gear,
the rest of our nation’s wildlife has lacked secure and adequate funding
for long-term conservation.

The
result? An endangered

species list that already tops

1000
and continues to grow.

We
need to take action now.

The
"conservation blueprint"

—or strategy—is your oppor-

tunity to act. It has
the

potential to transform wildlife

conservation efforts for all

species from opportunistic to

strategic, piecemeal to holistic,

and crisis-driven to proactive.

Thegoodnews…State
WildlifeGrants

Thanks to the untiring efforts of the 3,000 member

groups of the Teaming With Wildlife Coalition,

Congress passed the
State
Wildlife Grants program

in 2001. New federal dollars are funneling into
Oklahoma and
other states to prevent species and habitats from becoming endangered.